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An authoritative account of the maritime history of the British Isles over the last 1500 years. Ian Friel defines 'maritime history' broadly to encompass naval developments, sea trade, exploration and colonization, fishing, social history, the technology of shipbuilding and a host of other themes related to the ways in which maritime activity has affected the history of Britain. Conversely, he examines the ways in which British seafaring enterprise has affected the world, for good and ill. Beginning with the maritime world of late Roman Britain, Ian Friel reviews seafaring in the Celtic world, Viking raids and settlement, and the Norman invasion and conquest. The second chapter studies England as part of the 'cross-Channel kingdom', the wars with France 1204-1453 and the rise and fall of English naval forces. Chapter three deals with the early British voyages of exploration, the Tudor and Stuart navies, and the first permanent naval dockyards. Following on comes the rise of empire and a growing public consciousness of the sea in national affairs: the defeat of piracy, the establishment of English colonies abroad and the growth of economic structures that supported empire, such as t

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""This book is lucid and concise; it is both an essential work of reference and a splendidly enjoyable read"" Roy Clare (Rear Admiral) Director of National Maritime Museum

This book is lucid and concise; it is both an essential work of reference and a splendidly enjoyable read Roy Clare (Rear Admiral) Director of National Maritime Museum

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Dr Ian Friel is Director of the Chichester Museum. He has worked at the National Maritime Museum and the Mary Rose Trust. His previous publications include The Good Ship: Ships, Shipbuilding and Technology in England 1200-1520 (BMP 1995).

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